ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,634, issued on Oct. 7.
"Kick traffic signal switch" was invented by Robert Anthony Schatz (Glenville, Pa.) and Michelle Lynn Mills (Hanover, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kick traffic signal switch includes a housing having a plurality of dowel retention plates, a micro switch connected to the housing via two micro switch dowels, a pressure plate movably connected to the housing, pressing of the pressure plate by a user causes activation of the micro switch; and a bottom plate connected to a rear face of the housing."
The patent was filed on Jan. 6, 2023, under Application No. 18/094,086.
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